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Working with Negative Emotions: Attachment | |||
With Jampa JaffeDate & Time: Saturday 6 September 2014, 2pm-5pm Buddhism has been called a science of the mind and many who practise it say the Buddha was similar to a skillful therapist who taught practical methods for dealing with the problems of ordinary life. Though Buddhism differs from psychotherapy in some significant ways, nevertheless like psychology, it deals with the human mind and emotions and strives to create happier, healthier human beings and a better society in which to live. Generally we Westerners think positive emotions make us feel good, and negative ones make us feel bad. For example sadness is seen as a negative emotion because we feel down and deflated, whereas attachment to an attractive person is seen as a positive emotion because we feel pleasure. Buddhism uses other criteria. Fundamentally, the distinction between positive and negative emotions depends on whether the emotion serves to perpetuate the recurrence of our problems and thereby our experience of suffering, or whether it serves to liberate us from them. For example, sometimes even certain types of sadness may be positive when they act as a catalyst for beneficial change. Thus what is normally regarded as an unwanted feeling may, in fact, be a positive emotion. In this series of four afternoons, through talks, discussions and meditation, we'll explore the fundamental negative emotions of anger, attachment, pride and jealousy - what they are, why they are viewed as negative and how we can best work with them - with the aim of diminishing their harmful effects in our everyday life. No matter what our religion or whether we have any religion at all, learning to work with our negative emotions is useful for anyone seeking greater personal happiness and world peace. Each Saturday afternoon is a stand-alone session and is suitable for everyone.
About the teacher
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Location Vajrayana Institute, 9 Victoria Square, Ashfield | |||
Contact VI office 02 9798 9644 |
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